Derrick P Alridge

Message in the Music: Hip Hop, History, and Pedagogy Derrick P Alridge

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Publisher Marketing: Message in the Music brings together wide-ranging, critical, and detailed essays that examine Hip Hop as one of the most influential cultural phenomena of the past half-century. Written by historians, social scientists, literary critics, and educators, the essays examine the current state of Hip Hop, investigate its historical and philosophical linkages to previous African American social and cultural movements, and explore the ways it may be employed as an emancipatory pedagogy for youth in the United States and around the world. By re-engaging ongoing debates in Hip Hop while offering fresh insights from young scholars across a variety of disciplines and perspectives, this collection has much to offer academics, students, teachers, and parents. Contributor Bio:  Stewart, James B James B. Stewart is the author of "Heart of a Soldier, " the bestselling "Blind Eye" and "Blood Sport, " and the blockbuster "Den of Thieves." A former Page-One editor at "The Wall Street Journal, " Stewart won a Pulitzer Prize in 1988 for his reporting on the stock market crash and insider trading. He is a regular contributor to "SmartMoney" and "The New Yorker." He lives in New York. Contributor Bio:  Franklin, V P Franklin-Distinguished Prof of History, Dept of History and Politics, Drexel Univ in Philadelphia